Emily Zemler
View all posts by Emily Zemler June 17, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' YouTube/Jimmy Kimmel Live Jimmy Kimmel took aim at Donald Trump‘s disastrous decision to paint the Washington, D.C. reflecting pool a shade of “American flag blue.”
“Trump spent reportedly $14 million updating the reflecting pool on the National Mall,” Kimmel explained. “He set out to resurface and repaint it because he didn’t like the way it looked. He wanted to paint it American flag blue. That was the color. So, the project was completed last week. And now, not even a week later, it’s already completely green.”
He continued, “It’s Mexican flag green. That’s what the White House calls residual algae. They’ve got workers out there. They’ve been dumping gallons of hydrogen peroxide in there, which is also how he colors his hair, by the way.”
Kimmel explained that apparently the dark blue color has caused the water to retain more heat, resulting in the green growth. “He promised he would drain the swamp,” Kimmel said. “Instead, he spent 14 million of our dollars building a new one. His next step is to move St. Patrick’s Day to July and claim it’s green on purpose.”
The host added, “He owns hotels. If there was one thing he could do, you would think it was keep a pool clean. He can’t even get that right.”
Fox News, of course, has been trying to put a positive spin on the situation. Kimmel aired a clip of a reporter suggesting that “no other president” would clean up the reflecting pool. “That’s right,” Kimmel responded. “No one. Sorry. Abraham Lincoln wouldn’t have done that. He couldn’t have done it. He didn’t have the courage to do it.”
